Back in the 70's I bought a ton of 22cal Outers patches. I figured I got enough to last me a life time. Well my calculations were off and I am almost done with the last package. And to top it off, they are not 29 cents anymore.
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SnidelyWhiplash
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Back in the 70's I bought a ton of 22cal Outers patches. I figured I got enough to last me a life time. Well my calculations were off and I am almost done with the last package. And to top it off, they are not 29 cents anymore.
I have an old box of Hoppe's patches as well...from a gun store that closed decades ago.
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Ten years ago the fashion police had me move on from tighty-whities.
I boiled them and cut them up into bore patches.
They will outlive me.
I boiled them and cut them up into bore patches.
They will outlive me.
Old T shirts and sheets...
When I was a youngster (a long time ago) I used to cut up old T shirts and old sheets in to cleaning patches...never even gave a thought about buying them...
When I was a youngster (a long time ago) I used to cut up old T shirts and old sheets in to cleaning patches...never even gave a thought about buying them...
Alk8944
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If you need cleaning patches go to a local fabric store and buy a few yards of outing flannel". You can cut patches whatever size you want by the hundreds. I use an "Olfa Cutter", also available at the fabric store! This is used on a "self-healing" cutting pad which is also available at the fabric store. I use a straight-edge to help make the patches consistent sizes. You can get 324 2x2 patches or 144 3x3 patches from a square yard.
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Old underwear and T shirts, socks that get holes in them. I have a lifetime supply already.
Skyhunter
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I switched to all cotton flannel patches years ago. Since I use a spear jag instead of a slotted jag, they're much better than recycled undies or "T" shirts - IMO - but to each their own.
About 7-8 years ago, I tried some flannel triangle patches. I'm sold on them. I buy them online and am well pleased.
But again, I say use whatever makes you happy! But for me, I really like the double knapped all-cotton triangle flannel patches.
WYT-P
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About 7-8 years ago, I tried some flannel triangle patches. I'm sold on them. I buy them online and am well pleased.
But again, I say use whatever makes you happy! But for me, I really like the double knapped all-cotton triangle flannel patches.
WYT-P
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I use a lot of various size cleaning patches. I buy plain 100% cotton flannel patches in bulk packages of 1,000 from Brownells. They're not expensive and a thousand patches lasts for a while.
My Dad's opinion!
I have to add something to this post...I can NOT even imagine what my Dad would have said to me if I EVER said something about buying ready cut patches! It would NOT have been pretty!
I have to add something to this post...I can NOT even imagine what my Dad would have said to me if I EVER said something about buying ready cut patches! It would NOT have been pretty!
I managed to stock up on these some years ago at reasonable prices. They are really good.
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Boil them? I use my dirty ones. The ammonia helps get rid of the copper fouling
In all seriousness, old cloth baby diapers made fantastic cleaning patches till my supply ran out. A few years ago I bought a large box of GI cleaning patches. Those should last my lifetime.
I shoot ~12,000 rounds annually.
Store bought patches are the least of my expenses.
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Store bought patches are the least of my expenses.
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mike4sigs
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I have been using Flannel and cut down t-shirt patches for 50 + and still using them. best part is they are free
DWalt
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Have used only paper toweling for as long as I can remember. Just tear a patch the size you need.
The blue “shop towels” paper towels work pretty good. I find em at Wally World.
SnidelyWhiplash
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You can find the blue shop paper towels at Costco and Harbor Freight as well. You do have to but a pretty big package of them at Costco…so be in a position to use them up fast or have sufficient storage for them.
I use old underwear and tee-shirts also
